Table 1. Disability grade and his characteristics.
Grade | Characteristics |
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0 [G0D] | No problem with eyes, hands or feet’s due to leprosy |
1 [G1D] | Reduction or loss of eye
sensitivity Reduction or loss of sensation in hands and/or feet (does not feel 2g or pen touch) |
2 [G2D] | Eyes: lagophthalmos and/or ectropion;
trichiasis, central corneal opacity; acuity visual less than 0.1 or not counting fingers at 6m. Hands: trophic injuries and/or traumatic injuries, claws; resorption, hand down Feet: trophic and/or traumatic injuries, claw hand deformity, resorption, foot dropped, contracture of ankle |
Source: Ministério da saúde, Guia prático sobre a Hanseníase–Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde–Departamento de Vigilância e Doenças Transmissíveis—Brasília—DF 2017 [24], based on WHO disability grading for leprosy (https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/42060).